HISTORY OF EUMIND

Euneos (a Finnish company and legal body of Eumind Europe) took the initiative to organise study visits of Finnish and Dutch schools to Indian schools in Panchgani and Mumbai in 2007.Euneos and six Indian founder member schools agreed to establish the EUMIND network in 2008. First chairperson of India was (late) Father Joe Saldanha.

Several study visits with Dutch and Belgian principals and teachers were organized between 2008 – 2012. Educators from India visited Dutch, Belgian and Finnish schools. The networks expanded rapidly. Schools from Pune, Karnataka, and Panchgani have joined the EUMIND India network. The number of students participating in online projects has risen spectacularly from 250 students in 2008 to 1200 in 2010 and finally 2500 in 2016. Altogether about 10,000 students have taken part since 2008.Euneos and Dareic Reuion (La Délégation Académiques aux Relations Européennes et Internationales et à la Coopération de l’Académie de La Reunion (Ministry of Education of Reunion) have agreed that seven schools of Reunion Island take part in online projects and Video conferences since 2016.

MOBILITIES​From 2008 – 2019 over 3000 students have participated in exchange programmes. The first bilateral exchange took place in 2008. Lambertus Scholen (Belgium) invited 70 Indian students from 5 schools to the India Day (May 2010). Teachers’ mobility has also grown. Over 210 teachers have accompanied students on exchange programmes.